LOS ANGELES — After a slow start in a cold gym, the Stanislaus State Warriors got hot in the second half and capitalized on trips to the free throw line to beat Cal State L.A., 85-77, Thursday night.
The Warriors created a little bit of separation between themselves and teams behind them as the fifth place Stan State team now holds a two-game lead over sixth place Cal State East Bay.
Stanislaus State is now 7-4 in the CCAA — just a game behind Cal Poly Pomona (8-3) — and 11-5 overall. The road Warriors posted their 10
th victory away from home.
Warriors of the Night
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Darius Scott was the top Warrior of the night with 21 points. He made four three-pointers — all in the second half during key moments. He was a season-best 4 of 6 from the arc.
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Darius Scott also led the team with seven rebounds with four assists.
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Ty Davis scored 18 points — 10 of them from the free throw line — with four assists and five rebounds.
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Xavier Francois netted 14 points on 7 of 8 shooting.
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Vida Faniel struggled on the offense but more than made up for it with five assists and two blocks. He was 2 of 10 (1-for-7 from distance) shooting for nine points with four made free throws.
Key Stats of the Game
• Stan State made 30 free throws in the game (see below).
• The Warriors trailed by six, 41-35, at 18:48. Ten-and-a-half minutes later, Stan State was up by 16, 68-52 at 8:18. That's a 33-11 run during that span.
Getting to the Line
• The Warriors took a season-high 40 free throw attempts and made a season best 30 for 75 percent. Davis was 10 for 13.
• Stan State stayed in the game in the first half going 16 of 24 from the foul line.
• It's been more than five years since the Warriors last made 30 free throws in a game. On Nov. 15, 2014, Stan State was 30-for-43 against Montana State Billings.
Tale of Two Halves
• The Warriors were cold in the first half. They missed their first 10 shots and ended up 7 of 29 (24.1 percent) from the field. Stan State was just 1 of 11 (9.1 percent) from the three-point line.
• In the second half, the Warriors was 17 for 26 (65.4 percent) and made 6 of 10 three-pointers (60 percent) from long distance.
Up Next
The Warriors' next opponent is Cal State Dominguez Hills when they travel to Carson on Saturday for a 3 p.m. game against the Toros. CSUDH (8-8, 4-6) lost to Humboldt State 98-93 Thursday night.
